BILL NUMBER: ACR 138	CHAPTERED  07/12/00

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER   95
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   JULY 12, 2000
	ADOPTED IN SENATE   JULY 6, 2000
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY   MAY 3, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Oller
   (Principal coauthor: Senator Leslie)

                        MARCH 2, 2000

   Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 138--Relative to the CHP
Officer Glenn Carlson Memorial Bypass.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 138, Oller.  CHP Officer Glenn Carlson Memorial Bypass.
   This measure would designate the State Highway Route 267 bypass as
the CHP Officer Glenn Carlson Memorial Bypass.  The measure would
also request that the Department of Transportation determine the cost
of appropriate plaques and markers, consistent with the signing
requirements of the state highway system, showing this designation,
and upon receiving donations from nonstate sources, to erect those
plaques and markers.




   WHEREAS, California Highway Patrol Officer Glenn Carlson, a
dedicated officer, died in the line of duty at 33 years of age during
a traffic stop near the foot of Donner Summit on November 15, 1963;
and
   WHEREAS, Officer Carlson stopped a trio of men after learning that
the license plates on their car were stolen, but not knowing that
the three men had robbed a bank in Sacramento and were making their
escape; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Carlson was fatally shot as he stepped out of his
patrol unit by one of the men enabling the fugitives to temporarily
escape; and
   WHEREAS, All three men were ultimately arrested, prosecuted, and
convicted for their crimes; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Carlson's funeral was held in Truckee, attended
by his grieving widow Jane, and his three young children, where he
was honored by a large contingent of townspeople and 200 uniformed
officers; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Carlson had served his country faithfully in the
Korean War, and was constructing a home for his family in Truckee
when he was struck down; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Carlson did not die in vain as his death was the
catalyst for then California Highway Patrol Commissioner Brad
Crittenden to seek additional officers, and within two years of
Officer Carlson's death, the number of uniformed officers was
doubled; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Carlson is survived by his widow, Jane Carlson
Westbrook, and their children, who still reside in Truckee; and
   WHEREAS, It is appropriate that the State Highway Route 267 bypass
in Truckee be dedicated to the memory of this officer who gave his
life in service to the citizens of that area; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby dedicates the State
Highway Route 267 bypass in Truckee, California, to the memory of
Officer Glenn Carlson; and be it further
   Resolved, That the State Highway Route 267 bypass be officially
designated the "CHP Officer Glenn Carlson Memorial Bypass"; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to
determine the cost of appropriate plaques and markers, consistent
with the signing requirements of the state highway system, showing
this special designation, and upon receiving donations from nonstate
sources sufficient to cover that cost, to erect those plaques and
markers; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the Department of Transportation and to the author
for appropriate distribution.
